The Forgotten History of Memorial Day Origin
Scholars trace Memorial Day from its Southern beginnings in 1866 to its nationwide observance by 1868. The piece notes Col umbus Georgia women decorating graves, favorable Northern press, and Francis Miles Finch’s poem that helped fuse the Union and Confederate memories into a single national holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederate States
United States
John A. Logan
Union Veterans
Grand Army of the Republic
Logan
Union
South
Daniel Bellware
America
North
Columbus
Georgia
Cleveland Daily Leader
New York Commercial Advertiser
U.S
Francis Miles Finch
Finch
Sleep Struggles With a Teething Baby and Sleep Regression
A parent chronicles a teething and sleep regression phase as their child shifts from crib to co-sleep in fits of crying. After attempts with crying it out and night lights, they search for solutions including a floor-keep method from an article on Parenting com and reference a sleep guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mommy
Daddy
Justa
Mama
Dada
Parenting.com
Crosby High alum serves aboard USS Blue Ridge in Japan
Crosby native Sharis sa Frank, a 2016 Crosby High School graduate, serves as a culinary specialist aboard USS Blue Ridge homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. The flagship for U.S. Seventh Fleet, the ship supports fleet commanders while Frank recalls Crosby and reflects on Navy values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokosuka
Japan
Crosby
U.S. Navy
Blue Ridge
Sharissa Frank
Frank
Uss
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Cadet Lieu tenant Colonel Giovanni Cruz Selected for Camp
MCJROTC Cadet Lt Col Giovanni Cruz was chosen to attend the MCJROTC Senior Leadership Camp Capstone at Missouri Military Academy in Mexico Missouri July 22 to 28. He is one of 98 cadets selected to reinforce program instruction and interact with peers from across the nation. Cruz will serve as Cadet Commanding Officer for Sterling High School MCJROTC next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Jrotc
Giovanni Cruz
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Missouri
Col. Cruz
Sterling High School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Garrett
Justa Lanie Garrett
Navy
RSS
Tayleigh Compton Ross S. Sterling
Tayleigh Compton
Ross S. Sterling High School
Rachel and
Brian Compton
Tayleigh
Lamar University
Sterling
Band
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!